Can You Find Zimbabwe on a Map?

, who took power upon independence from Britain in 1980, was the only leader Zimbabwe had known before he was ousted in a military intervention in November.

Jacob Zuma

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Robert Mugabe

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Economy

The night market in , Zimbabwe’s capital, is the most visible evidence of Zimbabwe’s swelling informal economy, which the government estimates now employs all but a small share of the country’s work force. The thriving informal economy of street vendors, traders and others unrepresented in official statistics helps keep the country afloat.

Johannesburg

Harare

Kinshasa

Abidjan

Geography

straddles the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, transforming the placid Zambezi River into what is perhaps the most majestic waterfall in the world. The region has recast itself as the adventure capital of Africa, a hub for white-water rafting, bungee-jumping, ziplining and more.

Victoria Falls

Niagara Falls

Iguazu Falls

Angel Falls

History

Sprawling across 2,000 acres in southern Zimbabwe, was a city founded in the 11th century and inhabited, at its peak, by more than 10,000 people.